Validation of the 4AT, a new instrument for rapid delirium screening: a study in 234 hospitalised older people

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Authors

Giuseppe Bellelli · University of Milano-Bicocca

Alessandro Morandi · Gruppo di Ricerca Geriatrica

Daniel Davis · University of Edinburgh

Paolo Mazzola · University of Milano-Bicocca

Renato Turco · Gruppo di Ricerca Geriatrica

Simona Gentile · Gruppo di Ricerca Geriatrica

Tracy Ryan

Abstract

the 4AT is a sensitive and specific method of screening for delirium in hospitalised older people. Its brevity and simplicity support its use in routine clinical practice.

Topics & Keywords

Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Anesthesia and Sedative Agents Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Age and Ageing

Volume 43, Issue 4, pp. 496-502

DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afu021

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